Means for supporting and holding pipes in spaced relation to each other



Feb. 25, 1930. I MUHLElSEN 1,748,140

MEANS FOR SUPPURTING AND HQLDING PIPES IN SPACED RELATION TO EACHYOTHER ,Filed May 7, 1924 u K Na r g 1 1 Q Mao INVENTOR.

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In cases where pipes are employed in groups or bundles it frequently becomes necessary to support the same at one or more points' intermediate their ends in order to and lateral displacement. If such pipes are smooth little difliculty is encountered, but in the case of pipes which are provided with exterior spiral coils some difliculty has been met in providing satisfactory l means for supporting the same in such manmanner as to ner that any single plpe may be removed for repair or for any reason and reinserted without disturbing the other pipes of the group or bundle.

The general object of the present invention is to provide means whereby pipes provided with exterior. coils and which are arranged in groups or bundles may be supported at one or more points intermediate their ends in such prevent sagging and lateral displacement thereof, and also so as to permit the removal of any single pipe with its coil or the insertion of any sin le pipe from or into the group or bundle witl iout disturbing other pipes of the group of bundle.

It is also an object of the invention to,

provide novel supportin means whereby any pipe of agroup or bun le of pipes with the spiral coil thereon may be removed or inserted without disturbing other pipes of the group or bundle whether such pipes be of circular or oval shape in cross section.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be pointed out in the detailed description thereof which follows or will be apparent from such description.

In order that the invention may be readily understood and its practical advantages fully appreciated, reference should be had to the accompanying drawing in which I have illustrated one form of embodiment of the said invention.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a view in cross section of a bundle of pipes which are circular in cross section, and showing the new and novel means embodying my invention for supporting the same at pointsintermediate thelr ends;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to that shown in Fig. 1 in which the pipes are of oblong shape 1n cross section and in which the coils are of like shape; and

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken-on the line of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawin support or pedestal upon t e upper edge of which a beam 2 is mounted. Secured to the opposite ends of the said beam are upright posts or standards 3 to the upper ends of which the o posite endsof a cross bar 4 are connected or the purpose of providing a 1 designates a rigid frame structure within which the bundle of pipes is located.

he pipes 5 of circular shape in cross section shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and the pipes 6 of oblong shape in cross section shown in Figs. 3 and 4 are arranged in horizontal rows, as shown. The pipes 5 and 6 are respectively provided with spiral coils 7 and 8. Theoutlines of the coils 7 are circular as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, while the outlines of the coils 8 shown in Figs. 3 and 4 are oblong.

In both constructions the bottom row. of pipes and coils are supported directly upon the upper edge of the supporting beam 2, the

edges of the coils being in contact with'the upper edge thereof. A sinuous or corrugated plate 10 rests upon the upper sides of the ribs 7 and 8. The outer ends of the said plate are bent downwardly as indicated at 12 so as to extend partially around the outer sides of the outer edges of the rims 7 and 8 of the outermost pipes. The outer sides of the downwardly extending end portions 12 preferably, though not necessarily, contact with the inner edges of the posts or standards 3. The second row of pipes with their spiral ribs are arranged in staggered relation with respect to thepipes and ribs of the bottom row and rest within the bends of the plate or strip 10 which extend part way down between the pipes in the lower row. Resting upon the upper sides of the coils of'the second row ofpipes is a corrugated plate 15 the opposite ends of which extend upwardly as indicated at 16 into juxtaposition to the depending ends 17 of a corrugated plate 18' which rests upon the RELATION TO EACH OTHER a z p I upper s' ide oi the coils of .struction embod the third row of pipes. The rows of pi and intermediate corru ted strips or p ates of sheet metal maycontinued upwardly, to such height as may be desired, the arrangement being repeated or duplicated as the eight of the structure increases.

It will be seen that in the case of a con- "ng the invention any one the coil thereon, whether of the pipes wit in cross section, may be recircular or oval moved merely bypulling the same longitudirests upon the sill nally or axially mm the bundles of pipes and from between the corrugated plates or strips which separate adjacent rows of pi es.

e bottom row of pipes, as indicated,

or beam does not interfere with the removal of any one of the pi es of the lower row by pulling the same ongitudinally or axially rom the strips with corrugations the bundle.

.By providing as indicated it will be apparent that the pipes with the coils thereon are prevented from displacement laterally .or in horizontal will also be understood that the lower rows of directions. It the weightsupported by pipes need not be great because the only purpose of the structure is to prevent the sagging and lateral displacement of the pipes at points intermediate their opposite ends which are'connected with and supported upon rigid sup orts, such as headers.

Having thus escribed my invention,

what I claim and desire to secure by Letters .Patent is: In means for supporting a plurality of pipes intermediate their ends to prevent sagging and lateral displacement thereof, which pipes are arranged in horizontal rows, the said rows being coated one above the other and the pipes of the respective rows being located in spaced and staggered relation with respect to the pipes oi adjoining rows, corrugated metal strips Y extending transversely of rows, the corrugations of said strips extending in opposite into the spaces between the adjacent ip'es of adjoining rows, the oppositeends of said stri s being bent laterally and contacting wit portions of pipes in adjoining relation 'thereto to prevent lateral displacement thereof, and means with which the outer ends of said strips are in contact for predisplacement thereof.

that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto signed my A. D., 1924. MUHLEISEN.

venting lateral In testimony as my invention, name this 1st day of May, KARL.

means 2 but that fact the said pipes between said directions and projecting 

